Shi ni Modori, Subete wo Sukuu Tame ni Saikyou He to Itaru

I woke up early in the morning, waving my sword in the garden.

I slept with Tina yesterday... I couldn't sleep well because I was just thinking about today, but my health is fine.

When I was in my previous life, I used to fight all day, so compared to that, I'm in excellent shape now.

Thanks to my previous training, I could take it to the point where I could say that my strength was almost the same as it was in my previous life.

For this day I've been training since I was reborn - definitely helping everything.

With determination in my heart, I was concentrating and waving my sword to prepare for this later demonic raid.

Then I heard quieter footsteps than usual because it was early in the morning and my father put his face in the garden.

"Oh! It's Eric!!

"Father, morning"

"Oh, oh... sorry"

When my father notices me, he drops his voice a little and then speaks out.

"Training is a good thing early in the morning! I'm going hunting in the woods, but I'm coming with you!

"... yeah, I'm coming"

I was reminded of yesterday's situation in the woods.

When it was around noon, all of a sudden the demons would come at us but as far as yesterday's situation was concerned it was completely different from the usual woods, so I thought it would be a little different if I went now and decided to go to the woods with my father.

"Right! So... let's go quietly."

My father almost said it out loud again, but when he saw me put my index finger up in his mouth, he dropped his voice and killed his footsteps and started walking. I'll follow after that too.

"That's odd...... I can't see the demon"

I was searching the woods, listening to my father whine like that next door.

"I've never had a demon before in the morning... but this is the first time there's been no sign of a demon so far"

My father says demons are more of a nocturnal type.

If you were acting in the woods last night, you'd be leaving some kind of trace.

"But... that's not in the woods today. I can't find it as one footprint."

My father says so and looks around looking at the dead leaves and dirt conditions on the ground.

"Hmmm...... I can't help thinking here. We're going back to the village, Eric."

"Okay."

I thought my father would know something about this situation... but he still doesn't know what caused it because this hasn't happened before.

I don't know the cause either... but I know what happens after this.

"Maybe something bad will happen...?

"It's too early to decide... but let's tell everyone in the village there's something wrong in the woods"

I tried to tell my father to prepare for the demonic raid... but he didn't seem so important.

I have no choice. I'm the only one who knows about the raid. You won't believe me if I say that here.

That's why - I got stronger to protect myself.

And me and my dad go back to the village and go home.

To the villagers I met while I was back home. My father told me about the situation in the woods and to stay away from the woods for once... it wouldn't make sense with that much attention.

"I'm home."

"Welcome back, Eric"

"I'm home now!!

"You..."

"Se, selena......? What's the matter with you?

"Take Eric out to the woods again early this morning..."

Watching my mother get angry with my father, I erase the signs and leave the scene behind. I'd be pissed off if I were there. Father, forgive me.

I didn't sweat in the woods, but in my morning training I sweated a little, so I head over to the washroom looking for a towel.

When I went to the washroom, there was Tina brushing her teeth with her eyelids (eyelids) slightly heavy if she was awake.

"Good morning, Sister Tina"

"Mm-hmm. Oh. Yes, towels."

"Thanks"

Tina always prepares towels cooled with water for me after my morning training like this.

Weak Tina in the morning, but I think you're always a good sister to have a towel for me. Well, the blood isn't connected.

And I wipe my face and body gently, and Tina brushes her teeth and cold water over her face and refreshes before heading into the living room.

In the living room, my mother, who had finished her sermon, and my father, who was a little depressed, had already sat ready for breakfast.

"Morning, Tina. Have breakfast at my house today."

"Yeah, thanks for everything"

"That's okay. Eric's letting Tina go to her house."

Mother's right, I go to Tina's house a lot. Well, mostly because Tina invites me...

When I go to Tina's house to play, there's a good chance I'll sleep with her in Tina's room and often eat at that house in the morning.

So when Tina stays here, her mother makes breakfast for Tina.

Me and Tina sit at the table and start having breakfast.

"Ah, Mother. Can I have a change?

"Oh, that's unusual, Eric. You've been moving so much in the woods?

That's what my mother says and turns to my father. My father rocks his big body uncomfortably.

"No, that's not what I'm saying... I'm hungry because I've had more morning training"

"Really? All right, eat up."

My mother gives me a large serving of rice on my plate.... I didn't think I'd get this far, but it's bad for my mother, who nicked and prepared the rice, so let's have it all.

After this, I remember there was a demonic raid around noon, so I figured I wouldn't be able to afford to be eating dinner by then, and I decided to eat until noon in the morning.

"Eric, what's wrong?

"Hmm? No, I'm just hungry"

Tina asked me if she cared about me looking different.

I eat my own breakfast as I always act like I don't understand.

After eating twice as much as usual, I go out into the garden and start training again.

It's more like checking your last physical condition than training.

I'm waving my sword to get more focused - I have Tina next door, but you still realize how I'm doing differently than usual, and you're shutting up and looking at me.

After about an hour, I stop training and take a breather.

Tina approaches me and magically gives me a wet, cold towel.

"Thank you, Sister Tina"

"Yeah...... Eric, is something wrong?

"There's nothing here."

- Now, I swallow the word and wipe my face with the towel I received.

I'm gonna do what I always do, but Tina's still suspicious of me.

"Eric, Tina. I'm going to say hello to everyone in the village."

My mother called out loud to us in the garden from the front door.

"Yes!"

I was heightening my nervousness as I answered that call.

- Finally, here we go...!!

The only children in the village are me and Tina, so everyone in the village is watching us grow up as if we were parents.

For that reason, they always gather in the village the next day of their birthday to celebrate my birthday and Tina's.

From now on, Father, Mother and Tina, the four of us will go to the square in the heart of the village and all the villagers will gather together like a festival noise.

And there's a demonic raid in the middle of that festival.

I went to my mother without forgetting that I could carry a sword on my hips.

And -.

"Ha ha!! Finally my son is sixteen!! Big congratulations!! Thanks to everyone for this too!! Thank you!!

My father is doing something like a speech in the middle of the square.

Sometimes I was the star. At first, I did something like say hello in the middle, and everyone was fed dinner and drinks, but when everyone started drinking, they all made a scene about me.

Well, the usual. Thanks to that, I can see everyone making stupid noises in the corner.

Father, mother, and Tina, everyone is smiling and celebrating my birthday.

Everyone would not even think that this peaceful routine would collapse.

I didn't even think... I always believed this happiness would last.

But - only I know this happiness breaks down.

Then I'll have to protect you.

Slowly, leave the square so no one will notice.

I walk alone into the woods.

Get to the forest entrance and I'll pull out my sword just in case.

A few minutes after I set up my sword, meditated my eyes, and began to explore the signs - that's when I came.

I can see hundreds of demons looming in this village, along with enough ground to know without having to explore the signs.

When I open my eyes, various demons rush here from the back of the woods with excitement.

"There's still something..."

Normally, demons often fight each other over territorial strife and so on if the seeds are different.

But the vast array of demons now in front of us is all kinds of species trying to strike this village at once.

"Fair enough...... same thing to do"

"Call me from anywhere - I'll protect this village!